Indiana legal term
prescription in Indiana Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Indiana legislative session
In Indiana criminal law, “prescription” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Indiana criminal code.
What does “prescription” mean in Indiana criminal law?
"prescription" means: (1) a written order to or for an ultimate user for a drug or device containing the name and address of the patient, the name and strength or size of the drug or device, the amount to be dispensed, adequate directions for the proper use of the drug or device by the patient, and the name of the practitioner, issued and signed by a practitioner; or (2) an order transmitted by other means of communication from a practitioner that is: (A) immediately reduced to writing by the pharmacist or pharmacist intern (as defined in IC 25-26-13-2 ); or (B) for an electronically transmitt (Ind. Code § 16-42-19-7)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Possession of cocaine or narcotic drug
- Possession of methamphetamine
- Unlawful delivery, manufacture, distribution, or possession of a substance represented to be a controlled substance; factors
- Xylazine
- Class C misdemeanor; defense
- Classification of offense; serious bodily injury
- Offenses relating to registration labeling and prescription forms
- Penalties; death or catastrophic injury; death of a law enforcement animal
- Pharmacy or NPLEx retailer; sale of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine; maximum purchase amounts; record keeping and electronic transmission of sales to NPLEx; suspicious orders and thefts; liability
- Possession of a controlled substance or controlled substance analog; obtaining a schedule V controlled substance
- Unlawful contact lens dispensing
Related terms in the same statutes
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